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Food Network Hosts Trivia Quiz

Do you enjoy watching the Food Network as much as I do? If so, this quiz has some interesting trivia about some of your favorite hosts.

A multiple-choice quiz by Pookiepay. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Pookiepay

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
165,243

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
1775

Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (10/10), Guest 74 (6/10), Guest 172 (3/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which Food Network host once owned a catering business called 'The Bag Lady'? Hint

Paula Deen

Martha Stewart

Sara Moulton

Rachael Ray

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Question 2 of 10

2. In 1998, which Food Network host opened Cafeteria which under his direction received a nomination for 'Best New Restaurant' in "Time Out New York"? Hint

Emeril Lagasse

Anthony Bourdain

Bobby Flay

Tyler Florence

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which Food Network host once worked as a steadicam operator on the Spike Lee film 'School Daze'? Hint

Jamie Oliver

Tyler Florence

Dweezil Zappa

Alton Brown

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which Food Network host got his start hosting by substituting for the announcer on the game show 'The Joker's Wild'? Hint

Bobby Rivers

Michael Chiarello

Marc Summers

Gordon Elliott

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which Food Network host is a former weather anchor? Hint

Cathy Ballou

Christina Deyo

Ceci Carmichael

Janette Barber

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which Food Network host suffered from Tension Mysyitis Syndrome and was confined to a wheelchair for several years? Hint

Kathleen Daelemans

Sandra Pinckney

Paula Deen

Janette Barber

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which Food Network host began his career working in a Portuguese bakery in his local neighborhood in Massachusetts? Hint

Bobby Flay

Emeril Lagasse

Anthony Bourdain

Giada De Laurentiis

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which Food Network host once worked in the White House on nuclear energy policy? Hint

Ina Garten

Lynne Koplitz

George Stella

Takeshi Kaga

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Food Network host was in the motion picture 'American Splendor'? Hint

Jack Hourigan

Tyler Florence

Wolfgang Puck

Emeril Lagasse

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which Food Network host is also a trained opera singer? Hint

Gordon Elliott

Frederic van Coppernolle

Lisa Loeb

Mario Batali

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Most Recent Scores

Oct 09 2024 : Guest 73: 10/10
Sep 24 2024 : Guest 74: 6/10
Sep 22 2024 : Guest 172: 3/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which Food Network host once owned a catering business called 'The Bag Lady'?

Answer: Paula Deen

Paula Deen was newly divorced and had only $200 to her name when she moved herself and her sons to Savannah and opened her catering business.

2. In 1998, which Food Network host opened Cafeteria which under his direction received a nomination for 'Best New Restaurant' in "Time Out New York"?

Answer: Tyler Florence

Tyler Florence is the host of many Food Network hosts including 'Food 911', 'Planet Food', 'All American Festivals' and 'My Country, My Kitchen'.

3. Which Food Network host once worked as a steadicam operator on the Spike Lee film 'School Daze'?

Answer: Alton Brown

Alton Brown's own dog Matilda, a bassett mix, has appeared in his show 'Good Eats'.

4. Which Food Network host got his start hosting by substituting for the announcer on the game show 'The Joker's Wild'?

Answer: Marc Summers

Marc Summers suffers from Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.

5. Which Food Network host is a former weather anchor?

Answer: Cathy Ballou

Cathy Ballou is one of the hosts of 'Calling All Cooks' and has a degree in secondary education from Indiana/Purdue University.

6. Which Food Network host suffered from Tension Mysyitis Syndrome and was confined to a wheelchair for several years?

Answer: Janette Barber

Janette Barber is a volunteer with the relief organization AmeriCares.

7. Which Food Network host began his career working in a Portuguese bakery in his local neighborhood in Massachusetts?

Answer: Emeril Lagasse

Emeril Lagasse is an accomplished drummer.

8. Which Food Network host once worked in the White House on nuclear energy policy?

Answer: Ina Garten

Ina Garten is better known as the author of 'The Barefoot Contessa'.

9. Which Food Network host was in the motion picture 'American Splendor'?

Answer: Jack Hourigan

Jack Hourigan was a member of The Second City Conservatory.

10. Which Food Network host is also a trained opera singer?

Answer: Frederic van Coppernolle

Frederic van Coppernolle is the host of 'How to Boil Water'.

Source: Author Pookiepay

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